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[absinthe_eyed]

[It's impossible to tell over the network, but Justin is moderately intoxicated and in an unusually good mood. He's also camped out in the snowy gardens in the dead of night, which is almost as unusual as his mood. None of this, of course, is revealed in the text entry.]

Growth, and then they send snow. The deities appreciate irony. If it's

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[chosered]

You've never been a poet, but you have a nice way with words.

[absinthe_eyed]

Words are easier at some times than at others.

Thank you.

[chosered]

They can be easier, and they can be harder. Depends on the angle you're looking at.

You're welcome.

[absinthe_eyed]

I'm sorry... do I know you?

audio;

[absinthe_eyed]

Everything is transient.

Do you believe beautiful things turn into other beautiful things? They never... never decay in the transition?

audio;

[absinthe_eyed]

Carpe diem. Neil says that.

And when the tree is dead...?

[i_themagician]

What is time, really?

[absinthe_eyed]

I suppose it depends on who you ask.

[i_themagician]

I was asking you.

[absinthe_eyed]

Baffling, then.

[dreamsofnoah]

Maybe it's a dream, but no more than everything else is.

[absinthe_eyed]

No. I believe in an objective reality, even if I may not know what it is.

[dreamsofnoah]

That doesn't quite sound like you.

[absinthe_eyed]

Maybe it's not quite me.

To rephrase: I would like to believe that an objective reality exists to a point where I'm willing to assert that one does in spite of a lack of conviction on my part.

[chasingmorning]

Where are you?

[absinthe_eyed]

In the garden. The snow's beautiful.

[chasingmorning]

The garden is always beautiful. Why are you there at night?

...Do you have a coat?

[absinthe_eyed]

It's more beautiful now.

[Actually, the 'why' might be bettered answered with 'It seemed like a grand idea after having a few drinks,' but that's a rather ineloquent response.]

I don't need one. I have one, though.